Taylor Swift Concert. New Breast Implant Technology. Purposeful eating of junk food. And…you have time. You do. BECOME a Patreoner TWO SPECIAL OFFERS! 10% OFF SMALL STEP INTENSIVE OR 30% OFF SMALL STEP INTENSIVE FOR TWO! (click Small Step Intensive link below for more info and a free 15 minute Zoom!) SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week […]
We can wallow in whatever is amiss in our lives or we can look at these as signs that there is work to do. And. My dog peed for 41 seconds, Buddhism eats chocolate and cheese, and electric bikes? Well…pedal harder, I say. BECOME a Patreoner TWO SPECIAL OFFERS! 10% OFF SMALL STEP INTENSIVE OR […]
The world is full of hacks. Ways to get from A to Z while avoiding B to Y. Can hacks make us happy and healthy? Can avoiding hard work deliver us the lives we want? And, perhaps more importantly, is DUCKWEED the answer to all our problems? Yes. Duckweed. Please help me finish my solo […]
The more choices the better, right? Not always. In fact the sheer insane amount of choices most of us have on a day-to-day bases can pop us into overwhelm in no time. Also, my KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS ENDING SOON! Please help me finish my solo album, “Oxygen.” Click here: My KICKSTARTER campaign (ENDING SOON!) BECOME […]
Think you’re gonna “Kick” so-called bad habits tomorrow? Chances are you, you’re not. No more kicking the can down the road, no more delays. Time to get your head on straight and get moving. My KICKSTARTER campaign – I’m asking for your help to finish my new album (Sid Hillman, “Oxygen”). BECOME a Patreoner TWO […]
Bacon in Pancakes. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): TWO SPECIAL OFFERS! 10% OFF SMALL STEP INTENSIVE OR 30% OFF SMALL STEP INTENSIVE FOR TWO! (click Small Step Intensive link below for more info and a free 15 minute Zoom!) SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private […]
A brief ultramarathon recap, a 7 up disaster, and well, fiber. It’s what’s for dinner. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private coaching program) SMALL STEPPERS (12-week online program) More stuff: MY BOOKS MY MUSIC Please support the Rancho Compasión Farm […]
The Ol’ Round and Round. Round and round about the same nutrition BS. And shame on the New York Times for being whey off the mark. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private coaching program) SMALL STEPPERS (12-week online program) NY […]
A David Bowie quote, a mind battle, a slip of the tongue. These are a few of my favorite things. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private coaching program) SMALL STEPPERS (12-week online program) More stuff: MY BOOKS MY MUSIC Please […]
Those little, under-the-radar things that weigh on us add up over time. The subtle weight on our shoulders of things we want to do but aren’t doing. Left unattended, they take us down little by little. Also some news re: Oscar Mayer’s WeinerMobile. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, […]
A fair amount of what dominates the health/wellness arena is out-of-date and just plain old wrong. And yet, it persists and gets handed down from one practitioner to the next. Living well means putting an end to this practice. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): […]
The forbidden menopause conversation, egg alternatives, “ultra” processed foods, school lunches, and “mom” v “My mom.” It’s all here. Menopause Article Ultraprocessed Food Article USDA/School Meals Article BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private coaching program) SMALL STEPPERS (12-week online program) […]
The role of passion in our lives – how to find it, use it, and what it can do for virtually everything else we do. I also use the word “zeitgeist” in this episode, so, I mean, right? Mr. Fancy Pants. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work […]
Kinda about resolutions, kinda about a weed-inspired smile, kinda about self-care, kinda about my new book and new publisher. Kinda about thanks for listening to this show and hope you have an awesome 2023. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL STEP INTENSIVE (12-week private […]
Data gathering and micromanagement. Both are often put into place the moment we decide to either train for something or improve our health/fitness. For most people, however, this level of attention is not only unnecessary, it’s too stressful. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes, nutrition, breath work and more!): SMALL […]
Bad things happen. But how do we respond when they do? Do we retreat or do we fight, and what happens when we realize we really don’t have a choice in the matter? Also, Taylor Swift and I BOTH broke the internet. BECOME a Patreoner My stress management and habit change courses (includes, nutrition, breath […]
Having something fear-inducing floating in our future, the periodic thought of which shocks us into awareness, helps us stay engaged and never numb. Also, given the choice of solving world hunger or buying twitter, I say Twitter all the way. Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. Small Steppers 12-week program – my ground-breaking stress […]
That we can do better than we’re doing creates a conflict. Fact is, we’re not bad, we’re not too old, we do have time. How to resolve this conflict? How to avoid living with the knowledge that we can and want to do better. Also, FODMAP diets? Seriously? Coffee Study Article Throw me a few […]
What is normal for our species is often abnormal for society. This can be stress inducing – eating, moving, maturing in “species normal” ways presents as very different from “society normal” ways. Oh, and chess is NEVER horrifying. Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. Small Steppers 12-week program – my ground-breaking stress management and […]
Art, acting, writing, Brendan Fraser’s comeback drama, the state of our current education system, and…Slimming World–the UK’s answer to weight watchers. Listen in, it’s gonna be ‘SYNful.’ Oh, and I have a new rap name. Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. Small Steppers 12-week program – my ground-breaking stress management and habit change course: […]
Letting go. Doing what’s best for someone else that is simultaneously the best for you? It can be brutal and right at the same time. Plus, the great scissor power grab, and an absolute mind-blowing discovery about coffee drinkers. Buckle in. Article referenced in this episode Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. USE CODE […]
Over consumption of physical and mental nutrition, too much of almost everything is taking us down. Less may be the name of the happiness game. A little stoicism shows up, plus a small steppers way of simplifying. And, Einstein’s theory on HIIT training. Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. USE CODE “summer30” for 30% […]
Always Be Doing. Embodying a mindset of action, of being an active participant in your life. Most of the time in control of what you want to do and not do. THIS liberates us from the rut, from the “should cloud” (read my book, Six Truths for more on this). Also, Michael Jordan…Not so great. […]
We tend to focus on our mistakes. Give them too much weight and beat ourselves up over them. But…what if we use them, learn from them, and ALSO give ourselves credit for how we’re doing at all other times? And, learn about AMERICA’S WAFFLE. Throw me a few bucks on Patreon. USE CODE “summer30” for […]
The final installment of my unplanned three-part series on fear. Oh, how much stress we pile on ourselves to avoid stress, but ALSO, how often we live in fear of what we are afraid of, and how far we go and can go to avoid everything that scares us. If you want to throw me […]
Change can be scary. But rigidity, monotony, and militancy are worse. The modern world makes it way too easy to fall into an unchanging, unexciting life. Often, a little intentional ‘change-up’ is what we need to break out and break free. If you want to throw me a few bucks on Patreon. Join my Small […]
Don’t discuss politics or religion? Apples and oranges – one is absolutely worth discussing, the other, no need. Also, an update on my cholesterol, peanut butter and jelly, and making amends for my cargo pants insult. If you want to throw me a few bucks on Patreon. Join my Small Steppers 12-week program (learn Awareness […]
Everything we DON’T have in common is brought to and kept at the surface of our lives. It’s what we focus on, read about, hear about, are subsumed with. But, oh, the profound throughlines that would connect us if we could just take time to notice them. If you want to throw me a few […]
Episode 150! So much fanfare, so exciting. But alas. Let’s talk about my ultramarathon, how a strong baseline of fitness and health is multivariate. Also, my new career in “Nutritional Comedy.” Become a Patreoner Join my Small Steppers 12-week program (learn Awareness Based Habit Change!) Want to talk to me about my SMALL STEP INTENSIVE? […]
What we do for ourselves that exists outside of our relationships carries immense power in our lives. What do you have and do that is ONLY yours? Also, Tibetan Monks, Will Smith’s slap, Cabbage, and other obvious things. Become a Patreoner Join my Small Steppers 12-week program (learn Awareness Based Habit Change!) Want to talk […]
